NHL standings at the end of December 8, 1970
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 112 | 69 | 0.00 | 1.66 | 10-2-1 | 6-3-4 | 6-1-3 | Won 2 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 78 | 55 | -0.11 | 0.77 | 10-0-3 | 6-6-1 | 6-2-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 85 | 67 | -0.06 | 0.66 | 9-3-0 | 3-6-4 | 4-4-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
29 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 25 | 83 | 99 | 0.01 | -0.54 | 8-3-2 | 3-12-1 | 5-5-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
25 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 74 | 88 | 0.15 | -0.41 | 5-4-3 | 3-9-1 | 4-4-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
23 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 44 | 79 | -0.02 | -1.54 | 3-5-4 | 2-8-1 | 3-3-4 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
26 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 75 | 94 | 0.13 | -0.60 | 6-6-1 | 1-12-0 | 3-6-1 | Lost 3 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 97 | 53 | 0.01 | 1.71 | 12-0-2 | 5-4-3 | 8-1-1 | Won 5 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 64 | 50 | -0.03 | 0.53 | 9-1-3 | 4-4-4 | 5-3-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 55 | 59 | 0.09 | -0.08 | 5-5-2 | 6-5-1 | 5-5-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 63 | 61 | -0.00 | 0.08 | 9-4-1 | 2-6-2 | 4-5-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
27 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 23 | 74 | 76 | -0.13 | -0.20 | 6-4-4 | 1-7-5 | 3-4-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
23 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 65 | 81 | -0.12 | -0.81 | 5-5-2 | 3-7-1 | 1-6-3 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
25 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 51 | 89 | 0.07 | -1.45 | 4-5-1 | 2-12-1 | 2-8-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||